2024年3月21日

Annual event recognizes ‘Influential Women’ of Northwest

网上赌博网站十大排行 continued its commemoration of Women’s History Month on Wednesday by recognizing four individuals with its annual Influential Women Awards.

Dr. 乔妮Adkins

恩典斯蒂芬斯

Ryleigh林赛

凡妮莎·帕森斯

A Women’s History Month tradition at Northwest, University community is annually invited to nominate female students, 教师, staff and community members who have demonstrated outstanding dedication to supporting, advocating for and establishing equity for others.

今年的获奖者是Dr. 乔妮Adkins，西北航空公司的主管 School of Computer Science and Information Systems; 恩典斯蒂芬斯, a coordinator in 职业服务; Ryleigh林赛, a senior mathematics education major from St. Peters, Missouri; and 凡妮莎·帕森斯, vocal music director at Maryville High School.

Adkins, a Northwest alumna who joined the 教师 in 1998 and was named director of the School of Computer Science and Information Systems in 2021, has overseen record enrollments in her unit and helped facilitate the development of 位于科登大厅的网络安全实验室, in addition to advising more than 100 graduate and undergraduate students while teaching no less than six courses annually. She also supports the biannual Missouri Iowa Nebraska Kansas Women in Computing Conference (MINK WIC), serves on the national board of the Delta Mu Delta international business honor society and serves on the board of the Wesley Student Center at Northwest.

“Her work in diversity and inclusion focuses on the growth and development of women in computer science through planned focus groups within the school each term,她的提名人写道. 不仅是奥巴马博士. 阿德金斯工作非常努力, 但她支持她的教员, staff and students with the time and resources needed to meet the high needs in computer science. Although she expects much from her colleagues, we believe she provides the necessary framework and guidance to do it well.”

Stephens joined the Northwest staff in 2022 after graduating from the University with her bachelor’s degree in communication with a public relations emphasis. 作为职业服务中心的协调员, she helps develop student employees and facilitates Mock Interview days, in addition to serving as a member of Northwest’s Student Administrative Services Committee and 员工委员会. She also is a graduate of the Leadership Maryville program.

“Grace models the way for others in the office through her kindness and willingness to collaborate,她的提名人写道. “She also makes an effort to demonstrate self-care by balancing her work, recreation and study so that she can bring her best to the office every day. She is willing to show others that having good mental health habits is an important priority. Grace, being true to her name, makes gracious service seem effortless.”

Lindsey is the recipient of this year’s Lonnae Young Influential Student Award, which is named in remembrance of a Northwest student who died unexpectedly before being recognized with the University’s Influential Women Awards in 2019.

林赛是圣. Jude Bearcats, which raises funding and awareness for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in addition to working as a peer advisor and tutor in the 学生成功中心.

“She is helping students succeed in math – college students and local high schoolers,她的提名人写道. “她总是有一种令人振奋的态度.”

Parsons, an alumna of Northwest, received this year’s Community Champion Award. She directs the Spectrum show choir at Maryville High School, Maryville Young Players summer musical theater program 和 chancel choir at First United Methodist Church in Maryville. Her family also hosts two female foreign exchange students during the current academic year.

“夫人. Parsons supports all children but is an exceptional role model for young women,她的提名人写道. “She opens her classroom to discussions that go well beyond vocal music. She fought cancer last school year but was still there for her students. She was brave and persevered even on her hardest days but was open and honest about her battle. Vanessa is like a second parent to all of her kids, and she accepts each of them for who they are and supports them in all their endeavors.”

Northwest presented the Influential Women Awards Wednesday in conjunction with a daylong Women’s Leadership Summit themed “Inspire, 联系和授权.” The summit brought together women in leadership roles and women who aspire to be leaders for learning sessions, 讨论和主题演讲. 凯伦Kassenbaum, inaugural Global Inclusion Lead at Hudl and founder of “Athlete2Athlete,” an organization that provides transitional mentoring and leadership development for student-athletes.

这次活动是由……赞助的 多样性和包容性办公室, 梅尔文D. 和Valorie G. 布斯商学院, School of Computer Science and Information Systems, 美术与表演艺术系 和 盟友亲和组 with additional support from Mosaic Life Care and local businesses.